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Morning Star at Silver Mountain

Advanced · 252 m long with 124 m of vertical, averaging 26° and 32° at its steepest, facing NE.

32°steepest 50 m
26°average pitch
252 mlength
124 mvertical
1785 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Morning Star is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Morning Star

Lifts that reach the top: Chair 4 (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 25 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Mountain Gondola List
  2. Ski Alpineway (easy)
  3. Ski Paymaster (intermediate)
  4. Ski LowerPaymaster (intermediate)
  5. Ski Lower Centennial (intermediate)
  6. Ride Chair 4
  7. Ski Wardner Peak Traverse (advanced)
  8. Ski Morning Star (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Last Chance, Lower Gold. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 4 (3 min), Chair 3 (4 min).

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Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.